Great technology should improve life, not distract from it

Re:Great technology should improve life, not distract from it by Yetanfou on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @06:35PM (#17025930)

Because it won't be self-control anymore if someone else - be it a sentient algorithm or a person - is at the controls. Mankind also used intelligence to create self-propelled carriages which most certainly enhance our mobility. That does not mean we need to give up on walking or cycling under our own power as that is proven to be disastrous for our well-being. I think - no, I am convinced - that the same goes for giving up control over (ab)use of technology to that same technology.

It might work for that part of the population which lacks sufficient self control just like insulin pumps work for that part of the population which lacks functional thyroid glands.

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Re:Great technology should improve life, not distract from it by civilitty on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @09:44PM (#17026860)

We haven't given up on walking or cycling but what about horseback riding? A tiny fraction of the population even interact with horses on an annual basis, let alone use them for anything but entertainment.

In this case, walking and cycling are like the basic functions of self discipline that almost everyone does like eating and going to the restroom. However, there are a significant number of people who need technological and human assistance with both of those things - whether it be because of age or genetics or poor life choices. All of those people are massively helped by technology.

Just because most people can walk on their own doesn't mean that we should force paraplegic to do so.

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